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News 18.11.2021

Financing the Swiss energy transition using the PPP model of Innergia Group and the digital platform cosmofunding

Innergia Group has signed an exclusive partnership with Vontobel and the cosmofunding platform to promote financing of the energy transition among Swiss municipalities.

News 09.11.2021

New women’s finance platform elleXX partners with Vontobel to launch digital elleXX 3a pension solution

The digital platform elleXX, which focuses on financial topics for women, will offer a digital elleXX 3a pension solution in cooperation with Vontobel from November 9, 2021. The accumulation of wealth in Pillar 3a helps to reduce pension shortfalls. With the elleXX 3a investment solution, female investors will be able to benefit from Vontobel’s investment expertise together with the long-term gender equality philosophy and vision of elleXX.

News 30.09.2021

Andreas Weingartner appointed as new Manager of Lucerne branch

Andreas Weingartner has been appointed as the new Manager of Vontobel’s branch in Lucerne, effective January 1, 2022.
The branch is currently headed by Bruno Jenny (born 1961), who has decided to step down from his management position for age-related reasons and will focus fully on serving his clients until his retirement.

News 01.07.2021

Anton Hötzl appointed to Management Board of Bank Vontobel Europe AG

Anton Hötzl, Head of Vontobel’s Frankfurt Branch, was appointed as the third member of the Management Board of Bank Vontobel Europe AG, effective July 1, 2021.

News 14.06.2021

Henry F. Detering joins Vontobel as Chief Marketing Officer and new Head of Global Marketing & Analytics

Henry F. Detering, CFA, a global marketing executive with broad digital experience, has joined Vontobel as the firm’s Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and new Head of Global Marketing & Analytics.

News 20.05.2021

New Manager of Vontobel Wealth Management branch in Munich

Marel Weideneder, a member of the Executive Board of Vontobel Wealth Management Munich, was appointed as the new Manager of the Wealth Management branch in Munich of Bank Vontobel Europe AG, effective May 1, 2021.

News 03.02.2021

Vontobel issues two new Bitcoin tracker certificates

To enable investors to continue to participate in the performance of Bitcoin, Vontobel is issuing two new tracker certificates on the cryptocurrency. At the same time, Vontobel is terminating the existing Bitcoin tracker certificates.

News 18.05.2020

Vontobel strengthens Zurich-based Wealth Management team for German-speaking Switzerland

Thomas Pixner, formerly the CEO and a member of the Executive Board of Bank am Bellevue AG, and Thomas Blum, who served as a Senior Relationship Manager at Bank am Bellevue AG, are strengthening Vontobel Wealth Management’s Zurich-based team of advisors serving German-speaking Switzerland.

News 05.05.2020

Luzerner Kantonalbank new issuer on deritrade, Vontobel’s platform for structured products

With immediate effect, clients can benefit from an expanded and even more attractive offering on deritrade, Vontobel’s marketplace for structured products. The current range is being extended with a new issuer: products from Luzerner Kantonalbank (LUKB) can now be traded on deritrade.

News 15.04.2020

Vontobel expands Wealth Management team in Basel

On August 1, 2020, Alain Bouvrot and Matthias Eichenberger, who both previously served as Senior Relationship Managers in UBS’ Wealth Management business, will join the advisory team at Vontobel Wealth Management in Basel, which is headed by Daniel Schüpbach.

News 29.11.2019

Vontobel wins Swiss ‘Digital Transformation Award’

The ‘Digital Transformation Award’ recognizes companies and organizations that have made particular progress towards digital maturity and have thus significantly increased their competitiveness.

News 22.10.2019

Eurasia Group/Vontobel study: US-China battle for digital supremacy can create a dilemma for Europe

Potential winners: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam, as well as Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico

News 21.10.2019

Vontobel unites investors and investment managers on “investerest”, the first public marketplace for investment solutions from investment managers

With investerest, Vontobel now provides a wide range of investors with access to professionally managed investment strategies from investment managers and independent asset managers as well as various investment solutions of the future.

News 16.10.2019

Vontobel launches certificate for potential winners from the US / China trade conflict based on the study "The Next Digital Superpower"

The trade conflict between the USA and China has the potential to globally change the existing balance of power. Together with Eurasia Group, Vontobel has examined various scenarios in the study "The Next Digital Superpower". Due to the great interest in this topic, Vontobel has now developed a product that allows investors to participate in the potential changes.

News 09.09.2019

cosmofunding concludes first real estate secured financing transaction via an online platform

cosmofunding has concluded the first successful financing transaction secured by mortgage certificates. A real estate company has completed a private placement via the money market and capital market platform.

News 04.06.2019

Vontobel Asset Management strengthens institutional footprint in North America

Vontobel Asset Management adds two senior relationship managers in support of the firm’s expanding multi-boutique capabilities designed to meet the needs of institutional investors.

News 28.03.2019

Vontobel Wealth Management strengthens management in Anglo-Saxon markets region

Annabelle Bryde joins Vontobel and assumes regional market responsibility for the US, UK, and Scandinavia.

News 27.02.2019

Vontobel Wealth Management strengthens its management in the market region Germany & Northern Europe

Daniela Diethelm joins Vontobel and takes over responsibility for the regional market.

News 15.01.2019

Vontobel Asset Management expands its ESG Expertise in Emerging Market Bonds

Carl Vermassen joins Vontobel’s emerging markets fixed income team as portfolio manager.

News, Transaction Banking 14.01.2019

Vontobel now offers financial intermediaries such as banks, asset managers and wealth managers a custody solution for digital assets – 'Digital Asset Vault'

Through a simple connection, wealth managers in Switzerland, banks and asset managers can now provide their clients with an end-to-end service offering for digital assets with Vontobel’s new solution 'Digital Asset Vault'.

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